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Tuesday, February 14, 1933
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The Headlines
CARE OF 88,000 BOYS IN CAMPS IS VOTED; Senate Adds $20,000,000 to Army Bill for the Unemployed Wandering Youths. WOULD GET SOLDIER'S LIFE $5,000,000 More Would Allow Citizens' Camps to Open at Once in Effort to Speed Help. ARMY AID TO BOYS VOTED BY SENATE
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Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Babur (1483)
- C. T. R. Wilson (1869)
- Leon Battista Alberti (1404)
- Max Horkheimer (1895)
- Herbert A. Hauptman (1917)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
FM Radio, Drive-In Theater & Polyethylene.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
34,079 days ago
(93 years, 134 days)